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StormLinnebjerg
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Hi everyone,
I'm Ben from Denmark. I compose and write songs in the progressive metal genre with guitar being my main instrument for nearly 20 years. I've so far gotten by with my somewhat weak vocals and auto tuning when I do demos, but I've decided I want to dive a bit more into singing and getting it better at the source (the source being my voice). I have a good strong speaking voice, good control of my speaking voice and can speak for long sessions without straining or tiring my voice, however my singing is relatively weak (on the upper half of my register), my pitch control is not good at all and I start feeling some discomfort very quickly.
In regards to pitch control: I can hear when I'm off or on pitch, and at relative low volume singing I can somewhat hit the correct note singing solo (i.e. with a backing track from YouTube) - almost in speaking volume. If I start singing with just a slight bit more volume I start to lose that control. I can relatively easily hit a note (within my range) if someone else is singing that note first. However singing a song, even one that I know well, I have almost 0 control over pitch and will easily start way off - either hitting a completely different note or something in between that would be considered "false". No real problem singing along with someone or in a choir, but singing solo is a big struggle, and as soon as I'm off key, confidence goes and everything falls apart from that point on - no power, no strength, no conviction, no proper pitch.
I'm not trained in singing at all and apart from the odd demo I've done I have never really practiced it - apart from some choir stuff when I was 15-16, which is now 17 years ago, where I hadn't developed my voice fully, I think, and my ear had no recognition of off/on pitch. I suppose the good news is that I have a relatively good ear now, however also relatively bad control and close to no proper technique. Some days I feel like I have some kinda technique, meaning no strain or pain, but 49/50 days I have no control over the technique either. I don't push through the pain and strain, as I've been told that that is not ideal at all. So I'd love to learn some proper technique to unlock my singing a bit.
I hope this course can help me a bit!
See you around
I'm Ben from Denmark. I compose and write songs in the progressive metal genre with guitar being my main instrument for nearly 20 years. I've so far gotten by with my somewhat weak vocals and auto tuning when I do demos, but I've decided I want to dive a bit more into singing and getting it better at the source (the source being my voice). I have a good strong speaking voice, good control of my speaking voice and can speak for long sessions without straining or tiring my voice, however my singing is relatively weak (on the upper half of my register), my pitch control is not good at all and I start feeling some discomfort very quickly.
In regards to pitch control: I can hear when I'm off or on pitch, and at relative low volume singing I can somewhat hit the correct note singing solo (i.e. with a backing track from YouTube) - almost in speaking volume. If I start singing with just a slight bit more volume I start to lose that control. I can relatively easily hit a note (within my range) if someone else is singing that note first. However singing a song, even one that I know well, I have almost 0 control over pitch and will easily start way off - either hitting a completely different note or something in between that would be considered "false". No real problem singing along with someone or in a choir, but singing solo is a big struggle, and as soon as I'm off key, confidence goes and everything falls apart from that point on - no power, no strength, no conviction, no proper pitch.
I'm not trained in singing at all and apart from the odd demo I've done I have never really practiced it - apart from some choir stuff when I was 15-16, which is now 17 years ago, where I hadn't developed my voice fully, I think, and my ear had no recognition of off/on pitch. I suppose the good news is that I have a relatively good ear now, however also relatively bad control and close to no proper technique. Some days I feel like I have some kinda technique, meaning no strain or pain, but 49/50 days I have no control over the technique either. I don't push through the pain and strain, as I've been told that that is not ideal at all. So I'd love to learn some proper technique to unlock my singing a bit.
I hope this course can help me a bit!
See you around
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Welcome to the forums, and to Ken's course.
Now is always the best time to start putting all of the pieces together with our singing. We all have to start somewhere.
Ken gives you what you need to begin getting a handle on your voice. It takes a while, but we start out with baby steps and learn how to build confidence and technique, one note at a time.
Stick with it, and you will see results. Give it time, and give it your best effort. You won't regret it!
All the best!
Bob
Take your time with the course, and revisit the videos now and then. This will help you solidify the concepts!
e.g. Support is a big one and will take time to really understand.
What kind of progressive bands are you into?
We're always here at the forum
All the best,
Ben
Not sure if this will work, so might have to edit.
Your song was really good, nice movement in time signatures as well. Thanks a lot for sharing!
I understand the joys of making music, and wanting to compose/create music. Not everybody wants to perform, but that may change with time.
Hope to see you around in the forum. We're always here!
...unfortunately life has sort of gotten in the way of getting off to a good start. Health, mental health, relationships, unforeseen expenses (vet bills), my schedule being more packed than I can handle and other things sorte of resulted in me not getting started on this yet. I'll likely keep my subscription running at least into next month and hope that I can get off to a start soon. I'm away for the next 3 days as well, but after that things will hopefully settle down and I can start doing things I enjoy, in my own tempo, in my own little bubble.
I apprecate the welcomes, guys!